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Title: Arkansas is considering tolls for I-40
Post by: jpi on March 22, 2012, 06:00:16 PM
Taken from WSMV NBC 4

http://www.wsmv.com/story/17228470/arkansas-to-look-at-tolling-parts-of-interstate-40



Jason Ilyes

JPI

Lebanon, TN

Home of the Barrel
Title: Re: Arkansas is considering tolls for I-40
Post by: bassoon1986 on March 22, 2012, 06:33:20 PM
haha  the first comment on the page:
"My GPS lets me set my settings to avoid toll roads which I will avoid 40 through Arkansas if this happens."


well, good luck doing that
Title: Re: Arkansas is considering tolls for I-40
Post by: bugo on March 23, 2012, 11:57:11 AM
Quote from: bassoon1986 on March 22, 2012, 06:33:20 PM
haha  the first comment on the page:
"My GPS lets me set my settings to avoid toll roads which I will avoid 40 through Arkansas if this happens."


well, good luck doing that

It's easy: take US 70.  You'll lose about an hour, but you won't have to pay those pesky tolls.
Title: Re: Arkansas is considering tolls for I-40
Post by: vdeane on March 23, 2012, 03:04:10 PM
Aren't all the slots for tolling interstates taken?
Title: Re: Arkansas is considering tolls for I-40
Post by: US71 on March 23, 2012, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: bugo on March 23, 2012, 11:57:11 AM
Quote from: bassoon1986 on March 22, 2012, 06:33:20 PM
haha  the first comment on the page:
"My GPS lets me set my settings to avoid toll roads which I will avoid 40 through Arkansas if this happens."


well, good luck doing that

It's easy: take US 70.  You'll lose about an hour, but you won't have to pay those pesky tolls.

I'm sure all the speed traps east of Little Rock would be happy to see you ;)
Title: Re: Arkansas is considering tolls for I-40
Post by: cpzilliacus on March 23, 2012, 06:02:22 PM
Quote from: deanej on March 23, 2012, 03:04:10 PM
Aren't all the slots for tolling interstates taken?

I believe that they are, at least under current federal law.
Title: Re: Arkansas is considering tolls for I-40
Post by: golden eagle on March 23, 2012, 09:59:47 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on March 23, 2012, 06:02:22 PM
Quote from: deanej on March 23, 2012, 03:04:10 PM
Aren't all the slots for tolling interstates taken?

I believe that they are, at least under current federal law.

My cousin in Forrest City lives just off US 70. Depending on where the tolls are, I could just get on 70. Methinks, though, that the tolls might be between the US 70 split and the Mississippi River.